Killing people (either by his hands or making them kill each other), orchestrating the deaths of others in deserted towns and islands as both disappearances and mass suicides, invading the dreams of others, knowing the fears and sins of other people.

Goals

To find a child worthy of carrying his legacy.

Type of Villain

Wizard

“

Give me what I want and I'll go away.

„

~ André Linoge

“

Born in sin, come on in.

„

~ André Linoge's famous catchphrase.

André Linoge is the main antagonist of Stephen King's TV miniseries Storm of the Century. He is a 4000 year-old wizard who carries a cane with a silver wolf's head on top of it with him.

Linoge terrorizes the people of Little Tall Island during a massive blizzard, ironically what they call the "storm of the century."

He was portrayed by Colm Feore.

History

Linoge kills a number of people and causes others to commit suicide. He also knows some of the townpeople's darkest secrets. He even causes others to have nightmares.

What Linoge desires is an heir, one of the eight children he enchants. He reveals his true form (an impossibly ancient, dying man) and explains that, since he is not immortal nor a god, he needs someone to carry on his work once he can no longer do it himself. Linoge states that, "in matters such as this," he cannot simply take the child he desires, but he can punish. If the townspeople refuses his request, he threatens to force them to march into the sea two-by-two, as he claims to have done at Roanoke, Virginia centuries before. With that, he leaves the townspeople with one hour to make their decision.

The child chosen is Ralph Anderson, the son of town constable Mike Anderson.

Gallery

Andre Linoge with his cane.

Andre Linoge's cane.

Andre Linoge as an old-age, ancient wizard.

Linoge appearing as an old man.

Andre Linoge revealing his powers and his long life span (as an old man) to the townspeople.